Final Vladimir Lenin Statue Taken Down in Ukrainian Village

The final monument to Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine has been officially dismantled in the village of Rudkivtsi. The statue was removed following a formal appeal to local authorities. The head of the neighboring village of Novaya Ushytsia, Anatoliy Oleynyk, confirmed that the demolition was carried out by a municipal utility service, which transported the statue to its premises, Ukrainian civil organization Decolonization. Ukraine said on its Telegram channel. Ukraine’s long-running decommunization campaign has seen thousands of Soviet-era symbols, names, and monuments removed across the country. The removal of the last Lenin statue marks the end of an era that many Ukrainians associate with repression and occupation.